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Here is your Cleveland, Tenn. | Bradley County, Tenn. news on mymix1041.com, sponsored by Toyota of Cleveland: In news today… ​​In an inaugural mult

Here is your Cleveland, Tenn. | Bradley County, Tenn. news on mymix1041.com, sponsored by Toyota of Cleveland:

In news today…

​​In an inaugural multi-state collaboration, Cleveland State Community College will support Thrive Regional Partnership (Thrive) and Georgia Tech’s Center for Spatial Visualization and Planning (CSPAV) in the development of the Greater Chattanooga Freight Hub (GCFH), an open source database to understand freight capacity and explore multimodal freight transportation in the tri-state region. 

This collaboration is concurrent with the development of a Logistics and Supply Chain Management degree program at Cleveland State Community College, designed to connect students of the region to career opportunities in the transportation industry. Under the project leadership of Thrive and Georgia Tech, a student data technician from Cleveland State Community College will support the creation and maintenance of the Greater Chattanooga Freight Hub. 

The GCFH data platform will be a foundational resource to the degree program, by providing practical opportunities for CSCC students to explore and learn data analysis and visualization, as it supports regional communities and industries in real time. 

Both the Greater Chattanooga Freight Hub data platform and the Logistics and Supply Chain Management degree program are scheduled to launch in the fall of 2022.

Also in news today…

Cleveland State Community College has been granted $100,000 from the DENSO Foundation to purchase enhanced equipment for the Advanced Technologies Department. This equipment will contribute to student learning by creating opportunities for students to experience hands-on applications with automated manufacturing equipment that will be utilized in regional manufacturing operations.

Students working with automated manufacturing machines gain a better understanding of the production process and also gain familiarity with real-world applications. The ability for students to interface in the classroom and labs with the equipment they will be expected to use within their career helps save valuable time on the front end of the learning curve. It allows for educators to address students’ questions and misconceptions at the on-set, and provides for the students’ seamless transition into their future employment, lessening the time it takes for the manufacturer to benefit from employee productivity after hire.

The new equipment will be housed in the Advanced Technologies Department.

From the Cleveland Daily Banner…

Kaitlyn Gebby reports: Cleveland High School is preparing to launch a student-run business as part of its Career and Technical Education academy. 

CTE Director Renny Whittenbarger explained that a new course geared toward business-enthused students will offer them the chance to run an incubator business out of the high school. The plan is for students to use grant-funded equipment to make metal or wood signs to fill customer orders, and for that business to be overseen by a board of 13 local business owners. 

Whittenbarger said he saw a surprising response when the course was offered as more than 50 students signed up, which means the business will operate with multiple departments from sales and marketing to human resources and management. 

Whittenbarger and other administrators got the idea from touring other programs related to the CAPS (Center for Advanced Professional Studies) Network. Cleveland High School joined the CAPS Network earlier this year, announcing partnerships with Cleveland Utilities and Tennova Healthcare-Cleveland. 

Whittenbarger has confirmed that representatives from Whirlpool, M&M Mars, Wacker, Cormatech, Denso and Tennova have agreed to be on the executive board. 

The course is scheduled to begin in the spring.